Polio this week as of 03 March 2020 Did you miss the February edition of Polio News? Take a look here to get up to date with the recent news, donor and programme updates. Summary of new WPV and cVDPV...
Polio this week as of 24 February 2021 As we head towards International Women's Day (marked on 8 March), GPEI honours two women who left a mark in polio eradication and in women's empowerment within...
In a special interview, PolioNews (PN) talks to Holger Knaack (HK), President of Rotary International. PN: President Knaack, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. A little more than a year...
Polio this week as of 17 February 2021 "The polio programme brought women out into the workforce in an unprecedented way, says Dr. Olayinka. "Women were powerful mobilizers, particularly older,...
Polio this week as of 10 February 2020 As COVID-19 reached Somalia, Mohamed readied himself to respond. For years, he had been building strong relationships with local health officers and communities...
“At the time, I could see that most children in the country were not vaccinated and I was excited to help them.” says Dr. Alda Morais Pedro De Sousa, who features in our latest “Women Leaders in...
Meeting virtually at this week’s WHO Executive Board (EB), global health leaders and ministers of health urged for concerted and emergency efforts to finally rid the world of polio, noting a global...
Even in face of global COVID-19 pandemic, governments and partners start the battle afresh, determined to finish polio once and for all Meeting virtually at this week’s WHO Executive Board (EB),...
The 148th session of the Executive Board (EB) is currently underway with Member States meeting virtually to discuss the most pressing global health issues including COVID-19 and Polio. The EB reports...
“Our children are like flowers and these anti-polio drives help them grow up healthy and strong,” says Zubair, who along with his colleague Afzal is part of Pakistan’s 260,000-strong frontline...